bolsterer

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noun

One who, or that which, bolsters.

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Meanings

nounbolsterer (plural bolsterers)

plural bolsterers

  1. One who, or that which, bolsters.

    When canned foods pall, a rifle is a handy bolsterer of the meat supply in this land of wild game; when, in the lonely night, the two geologists have talked through every subject in their ken, a book lumined by a gasoline lamp is a real diversion.

    1944, The Lamp, volumes 26-30, page 53

Origin

From bolster + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bolsterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolsterer

MLA

“bolsterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolsterer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bolsterer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolsterer.

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